yes you did

If you’ve ever wondered how the American election is viewed outside of the United States, consider this: last night people in Vancouver were lighting off fireworks when Obama won.

I read somewhere that 71% of new voters voted for Obama. That’s.. amazing. I don’t know if these new voters were mostly fresh 18 year olds or people who previously couldn’t be bothered, but there is just the sense that people had to get involved. The beauty of last night was not just that it was a final reaction to the very bad men who have been in power for eight years. It wasn’t simply that a visible minority became the “Leader of the Free World”, or that now Sarah Palin can go back to whatever god forsaken hole they found her in. No, what I loved most about last night was for the first time ever in my life it felt like democracy was taking place.

People thought about the issues, they considered the process, they cared about making the right decision, and they went out to vote and make that decision heard in record numbers. And good on you all for it.

Now comes the tough stuff. Now the new team has to actually try to reverse the most egregious nonsense of the last eight years, help the economy, work on international relations, learn the real story of space alien encounters (they live under the Denver airport!), and try not to get shot. But for at least a brief moment last night, during Obama’s speech, my little cynical heart grew three sizes.

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